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Thank you guys for the replies! Hireing unfortunately is not really an option, since my muse is kind of fickle-minded :D I guess it all depends on the instrument and the mic. I think of looking for a studio somewhere near me and then asking them or even paying to test out their mics... Anyone have e...

Thank you for the reply! As far as "just an amateur" goes; don't discredit yourself or your ears :-) The recordings all sound good, really enjoyed "the Old Birch Tree". You have a new subscriber :thumbsup: Might I ask if you have had experience with other microphones or ever had ...

Greetings! I've been wanting to record my folk woodwinds (including a Bulgarian kaval, an Armenian duduk, an Indian bansuri, a Swedish overtone flute and different woodwhistles from the Balkan area) for projects of mine recently. Tried to do it with my pair of trusty small membrane condensers which ...

If you look for "Quray" you may find more ;-) Pronounced Kuray. It is a Bashkir (if I'm not mistaken). The Mongols call it "tsuur", the Tuvans call it "choor" and other Central Asian peoples have it too. As far as I know it is played similarly to the nay, yet one hums o...

Never had I expected "meeting" Fraser Fifield in an internet forum. You sir, are one of the greatest musicians I've ever heard. Really loved "Traces of Thrace". I bought it last year after I saw a video of you playing with Nedyalko Nedyalkov Actually your music almost made me rel...

veso hasabaliev - also highly recommended: http://kavalibg.com/en_index.html +1. Veselin Hasabaliev makes great instruments. He'd also make you a seperate mouth-piece with an integrated mic/pickup, which works great in a live situation. Nedyalko Nedyalkov (my kaval hero ;-) one of the best players ...

Greetings! As Jack said, intonation is really a pain in the neck, especially if you want to play with others. Genereally you can alter every note's pitch by applying more or less of pressure on the reed, so you'll always sound more or less in tune by yourself, but with accompaniment, it does not wor...